Iron County Record | 1923-12-21 | Page 12 | Better Roads

BETTER ROADS O Interest in Good Roads Found to Be Increasing That Interest In 10 the good cod roads rod movement throughout the country Is a Increasing rather than diminishing 1 Ja is shown ah own by bl results of a census of bond Issues contemplated and authorized for highway construction just completed bythe by bythe bythe the Asphalt association of New York The figures show that a total of in bond Issues exclusive of federal aid were reported under contemplation contemplation contemplation con con- In 10 the states counties townships and road districts of the country from August 1 1022 1922 to August Au Au- August gust 1 1023 and that the sum of was Wal actually authorized to be expended The amount reported as contemplated contemplated plated exceeded the contemplated con during the year previous by bl and the sum lum authorized exx ex seeded that of the year before by bl The bond Issues authorized authorized author author- from August 1 1021 to August 1 1 1 amounted to For some time said J. J Jo 1 K Penny Penny- backer secretary of the Asphalt as- as among good roads adv advocates cates cotes the opinion has prevailed seemingly seemingly seem Slem that the public demand for Im Improved proved roads Is I. not now as great a as In previous years That the exact reverse reverse re reo verse is the case Is shown by the In Investigations In we have made Not ot only Is the demand for tor good roads Increasing lu ing IlIg g practically everywhere but there Is III a much greater demand for the finest types of hard surfaced highways high ways such as sheet ahlet asphalt and as- as concrete Last year square yards of asphalt highways were constructed inthis In this country The reports we are now receiving Indicate that asphalt construction this year will far exceed that figure That the greatest Interest In good roads Is I. to be found In the South at present Is Indicated by the fact tact that Virginia led all other states In con con- Improvements Tennessee was second and Texas third Pennsylvania Penn Peno sylvania ranked fourth The last named state however led the country In the amount of at money actually authorized authorized au to be expended Illinois was second In this respect Florida was third and California fourth